Improved plaster



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`UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

M. C. BOGIA AND H. B. TAYLOR, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVED PLAST'ER.

Speciiication forming part of Letters Patent No. 56,353. dated July 17, 1866.

To all whom t't may concern Be it known that we, M. C. BOGIA and H. B. TAYLOR, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented an Improved Plaster; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionl of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the let-ters of reference marked thereon.

Our invention consists of a plaster constructed, as fully described hereinafter, so that it may be readily prepared for use by travelers and others who have not the facilities at hand for preparing plasters in the ordinary manner.V

In order to enable others to make our invention, we will now proceed to describe the manner of constructing the same.

On reference to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specication, Figure l is an exterior view of our improved plaster, and Fig. 2 a section on the line l 2, Fig. l.

A isan oblong bag, which consists of two pieces, a a', of muslin, canton-tlannel, felt, or other suitable fabric, secured together at their edges, which are covered by a binding, b.

Mustard or any other material or preparation heretofore used for plasters is introduced into the bag, and the latter is sewed along the lines a' Fig. l, so as to divide it intoa number of small compartments, the material in the bag being thus prevented from accumulatin g in too great a quantity at any one point.

The plaster is dampened at one side, and then applied in the usual manner.

The readiness with which a plaster made in this manner can be applied will render it especially serviceable to travelers and others who have not always facilities at hand for preparing an ordinary plaster.

When desired, layers of cotton-wool, lint, felt,`or other like fibrous material or fabric may be interposed between the pieces a a' and the material in the bag. Porous paper may also be substituted for the strips a a of textile fabric.

Without confining ourselves to the precise form of bag, or to the use of any specific composition or material, we claim as our invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A plaster consisting of mustard or other material or composition permanently coniined between layers of textile orother fabric, substantially as and .for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MATTHEW G. BOGIA. HORACE B. TAYLOR. Witnesses:

CHARLES E. FOSTER, JOHN WHITE. 

